The 4 Aussie AviatorsYBCG · Gold Coast
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Gold Coast Airport · YBCG / OOL
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Four mates from the Gold Coast bringing you live plane spotting from Coolangatta, plus occasional streams from Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Arrivals, departures, special movements and a live chat full of avgeeks.

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Local time at the fence

Airport · QLD--:--AEST, UTC+10
Next door · NSW--:--Sydney time

Gold Coast Airport sits across the QLD / NSW border but runs on Queensland time.

Home base

Airport
Gold Coast Airport, Coolangatta
ICAO / IATA
YBCG / OOL
Runway
14 / 32
On air since
16 September 2023
4Core crew behind the camera
—Days on air since launch
2States one runway touches
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What's moving at YBCG

Open a live flight tracker zoomed straight onto Gold Coast Airport. Spot what's inbound before it reaches the fence, then catch it on the stream.

YBCG · Airport diagram28°09′S 153°30′E
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Where we stream

Coolangatta first. Then wherever the action is.

Most streams come from our home airport on the Gold Coast. We also pack the gear and do the occasional stream from Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne airports.

OOLRegular

Gold Coast HQ

Our home airport and the place most of our livestreams happen. Jets, turboprops, GA and the odd surprise visitor.

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BNE · SYD · MEL
Occasional

Big city airports

Every so often we take the stream on the road to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne airports for heavier traffic and more widebodies.

  • YBBNBrisbane
  • YSSYSydney
  • YMMLMelbourne
Fun fact

OOL is the only Australian airport that sits in two states. The airfield crosses from Queensland into New South Wales, but the airport still runs on Queensland time. In summer that means the terminal and the far end of the runway can be an hour apart.

The crew

Four passengers. One passion.

Jack, Zack, Owen and Yash. Young avgeeks who turned years of plane spotting, flight sims and aviation photography into a live channel.

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Jack

Core member · Spotter
AUSBorn
OOLBased

Born in Australia with a British accent from his family's UK roots. Aviation runs in the family: his dad was a keen spotter who went on to work for major Australian airlines. Over six and a half years of spotting and counting.

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ClassFamily legacy
GateYBCG
Seat1A
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Zack

Core member · Sim pilot
LHRWatford, UK
SYD2016
OOL2021

Born in Watford, moved to Sydney in 2016 and up to the Gold Coast in 2021. Hooked on planes since he was tiny, and properly launched by a next-door neighbour's X-Plane 10 setup. Heads back to the UK most years to see family.

First simX-Plane 10
GoalAirline pilot
GateYBCG
Seat1B
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Owen

Core member · Channel starter
LHRHeathrow
OOLBased

His grandpa took him spotting at London Heathrow when he was about three, and that was it. At 13 he started his own plane-spotting YouTube channel and has loved watching the community grow ever since. Got a question? Just ask him.

First spotHeathrow
Since age3
GateYBCG
Seat1C
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Yash

Core member · Content creator
MSFS2022
OOLBased

Got into aviation at the end of 2022 when he first saw Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, right as he got his first Xbox. Then he joined the aviation community on TikTok and has been posting aviation videos ever since.

Fav aircraftB777-300ER
Also onTikTok
GateYBCG
Seat1D

Honorary members

Harry

Moderator

Bowie

Channel mascot

Xander

Moderator / Security guard (tough as nails)

About us

Massive flying metal tubes. Still amazed.

The 4 Aussie Aviators are four young aviation enthusiasts who love livestreaming from airports across Australia.

We started out as aviation photographers, and we still shoot the aircraft passing overhead while trying our best to run a livestream at the same time. In September 2023 we turned that into a YouTube channel dedicated to plane spotting.

Most of our streams come from Coolangatta. The goal is simple: build a friendly community where anyone can tune in, ask questions and share the fun of aviation.

  1. Cameras at the fence

    Aviation photography was our first passion, long before the live streams.

  2. Channel launched

    The 4 Aussie Aviators goes live on YouTube with regular streams from YBCG.

  3. Jetstar, RAAus & SkyBus

    Flights to Melbourne, all-access event passes and transport around the city.

  4. SportPilot feature

    RAAus features the crew in SportPilot, in print and digital, nationwide.

  5. More airports

    More streams from Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne when the timing lines up.

Partners & sponsors

Flying with the best

We're proud to work with these companies.

Jetstar

Jetstar

Official airline sponsor

One of Australia's major airlines, known for affordable, reliable travel. Jetstar sponsored complimentary flights to Melbourne and is running a PR campaign with us.

  • Complimentary flights to Melbourne
  • Joint PR campaign
RAAus

RAAus

Access partner

Recreational Aviation Australia gave us all-access event passes and will feature us in SportPilot magazine.

  • Interviews and restricted-zone access
  • Feature in SportPilot, print and digital
SkyBus

SkyBus

Transport partner

Getting us smoothly between key spots around Melbourne so we can focus on capturing the action.

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Flight tracking

Real-time flight tracking by AirNav with live position, altitude, speed, flight numbers and routes.

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Spotter's toolkit

Talk like the tower

A couple of things to keep you busy between movements. Spell your name the way ATC would, then test your avgeek knowledge.

Phonetic alphabet

Avgeek quiz

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Official merch store

Wear the crew colours

Tees, hoodies and more for the fence, the terminal or the couch. Every order helps keep the cameras rolling.

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Our photos

Aviation photography was our first love. We still capture the aircraft passing over us between streams. See the latest shots on Instagram.

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Community

Join the crew

Got a question, a heads-up about a special movement, or just want to chat planes? Find us here.

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